„TWIERDZA KŁAMSTWA, HIPOKRYZJI I CIEMNOTY”. JESZIWA MĘDRCÓW LUBLINA W BUNDOWSKIM DYSKURSIE PRASOWYM (NA PRZYKŁADZIE ANALIZY ZAWARTOŚCI TYGODNIKA „LUBLINER SZTYME”)
“THE FORTRESS OF LIES, HYPOCRISY, AND IGNORANCE”: YESHIVAT CHACHMEI LUBLIN IN THE BUNDIST PRESS DISCOURSE (BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE LUBLINER SHTIME WEEKLY CONTENT)

Summary/Abstract: The existing literature on the Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin is character- ized by one-sidedness, resulting from relying mainly on apologetic publications originating from Orthodox circles. The emerging image of the Lublin Yeshivat is in many aspects superficial, simplified, and tendentious. It certainly requires, if not a complete deconstruction, then at least a comprehensive correction. This need sets the main goal of the article which is to indicate the complexity and multifaceted nature of the prevalent image, and, to the extent possible, even par- tial objectification through a description and analysis of the discourse from the Bundist press (represented by the Lublin weekly Lubliner Shtime), which seems to be particularly critical toward this institution. On the one hand, it clearly indi- cates that, contrary to Orthodox propaganda, the attitude of Polish Jews toward the Lublin Yeshivat was highly polarized, and the circle of its opponents was not limited to “Judaism-rejecting” individuals but encompassed significantly larger groups. On the other hand, it provides some answers to the following research questions: What was criticized in the functioning of the yeshivat, and how? To what extent did the methods of shaping the yeshivat’s image bear the character- istics of anti-religious propaganda? And, finally, to what extent was the Bundist press’s stance on yeshivat-related issues aligned with the party’s program line.

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